Rethink Rebuild Society invites you to
Understanding Syria through Syrian Voices: Stories of Revolution, Home, and Hope
A Conversation with Professor Wendy Pearlman
Over 13 years, Professor Wendy Pearlman has interviewed more than 500 displaced Syrians around the world about their experiences of a brutal authoritarian regime, the popular uprising against it, and the subsequent war and displacement crisis. In this presentation, she shares and explores their stories collected in her two books, We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria (2017) and The Home I Worked to Make: Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora (2024). These moving and inspiring personal testimonials provide a human context to the Syrian conflict, Syria’s recent liberation from the Assad regime, and the path ahead.
Both books will be available at a 50% discount.
Don’t miss the opportunity to purchase the new book at a discounted price and have it signed by the author.
When: Sunday 16 March at 2pm
Where: At Rethink Rebuild Society (Syrian Community Centre), First Floor, Discovery House, Crossley Rd, Levenshulme, Manchester SK4 5BH
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Wendy Pearlman
Wendy Pearlman is Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University, where she also holds the Crown Professorship of Middle East Studies and serves as the Interim Director of the Middle East and North Africa Studies Program. She earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University, an MA from Georgetown University, and a BA from Brown University. Her research focuses on the comparative politics of the Middle East, social movements, political violence, refugees and migration, emotions and mobilization, and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
In addition to her new book "The Home I Worked To Make: Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora", Wendy is the aouthor of another five books:
Occupied Voices: Stories of Everyday Life from the Second Intifada (2003)
Violence, Nonviolence, and the Palestinian National Movement (2011)
We Crossed a Bridge and it Trembled: Voices from Syria (2017)
Triadic Coercion: Israel’s Targeting of States That Host Nonstate Actors (2018)
Muzoon: A Syrian Refugee Speaks Out (2023)
Wendy has published more than thirty-five articles or book chapters, including in journals such as American Political Science Review, Perspectives on Politics, International Migration Review, International Security, Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Politics & Society, and Security Studies.
